Vitamin B6 Toxicity User Group
Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin that can result in nerve damage when too much is taken in the form of supplements. B6 is found naturally in most grains such as flax and wheat. Many vitamin supplements and diet pills also contain more than the daily requirements of vitamin B6. B6 toxicity, also known as B6 overdose, is rare and most doctors are unfamiliar with it. It's becoming more common as manufacturers are adding B6 supplements to many vitamins and fortifying cereals. Symptoms commonly include a feeling of pins and needles, like nails being driven into you, generally in your hands and feet or anywhere else in your body where you've sustained nerve damage in the past. However, instead of pain, symptoms may include numbness. Either is refered to as neuropathy. Anytime you eat foods with certain forms of vitamin B in them (B1, B3, B6), your symptoms worsen for many hours. B6 toxicity is usually reversible by avoiding foods with vitamin B in them for 6 months to 3 years.
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By marlad48 Jan 16, 2013
I have been coping with numbness, tingling, burning of arms legs, back of head, face for 7 months now. The only abno...
MeganamyApr 19
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By papercrane Apr 04, 2013
Hi Guys,
I'm a 29 year-old female whose exercises regularly, eats well and doesn't drink or smoke and have been lu...
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Hi, just diagnosed with Vit B6 small fibre peripheral neuropathy and really really struggling with it, the whole idea...
MeganamyFeb 10
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By nahlelismum Feb 09, 2013
Hello. I have been reading the threads for a little while now. They have really been a comfort for me knowing that
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nahlelismumFeb 09
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MeganamyNov 06, 2012
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I have been reading the posts on Vitamin b6 toxicity. I started having the pins and needles 6 months ago. My neurolog...
xxxtinaOct 29, 2012
krissyj11Aug 09, 2012
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MeganamyApr 11, 2012
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Hi everyone, I have been ill for quite some time, had numerous bloods, MRI's, CT's, endoscopies, colonoscopies etc et...
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The few available resources list common B6 toxicity symptoms as a feeling of pins and needles in hands and feet. Ther...
chriscross2331Oct 15, 2012
Teddybear88Aug 22, 2012
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Hello. I'm hoping the "experts" on this board can read my story and tell me if you think it could be B6 toxicity? I'm...
Teddybear88Aug 14, 2012
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I have just been diagnosed with a B6 rate of 190, I have severe burning in my feet and legs, balance problems and rea...
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My name is Maria. I’m from Spain, so I’ll try to write in english, but i’m so sorry for my bad english....
I wil...
B6 is listed as a remedy/treatment for iron-overload. how can i have both at the same time?
Hello. I have left several posts in this group. I'm just adding here that I have decided to follow my very trusted ch...
Hi I was on isoniazid for 6 months with pyridoxine 10 mg.basically becoz isoniazid depletes body of b6(pyridoxine) it...
ninamagicOct 19, 2011
cinceyJul 09, 2011
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judyhorowitzSep 13, 2010
smorris0312Sep 12, 2010
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Does anyone connect hot flashes with Vit. B6 toxicity. I'm a 70 year old woman, just told my B6 is high. Going off ...
I've had B6 toxicity for almost a month now. I'd read, on this forum, that B6 absorption may be reduced by the estro...
Coldplay82Sep 17, 2011
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I wouldn't have thought there would be such a thing as B6 toxicity. In fact, I would think there would be more peopl...
Hi all, Cindy from Alaska. dx w/ MS 1/08-no insurance for ages-finally got it and my ferritin is in the 800 and b-6 i...
magster123May 28, 2011
MeganamyMar 11, 2011
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I developed severe pins and needles, pain and burning in my right arm and right leg and foot about 4 weeks after topp...
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